In a significant development, Sharon Healy and Chris Smith have won £400,000 in the People’s Postcode Lottery Millionaire Street prize, announced on March 9, 2026. Healy purchased two tickets, effectively doubling their prize amount.

Charitable Contributions

From their winnings, £60,000 will be donated to Veterans Outreach Support, while Oarsome Chance in Gosport will receive £80,000. These contributions are part of the couple’s commitment to supporting local initiatives.

Wider Impact of the Lottery

The People’s Postcode Lottery has a long-standing partnership with Mary’s Meals, which has raised over £7 million from lottery players. This funding has enabled Mary’s Meals to serve daily school meals to more than three million children worldwide, with a total of over 39 million meals served to date.

Gemma Love from Mary’s Meals expressed gratitude, stating, “We are incredibly grateful to People’s Postcode Lottery players in Dumfries and Galloway, whose ongoing support is helping us reach more children than ever before with a daily school meal that encourages learning, brings hope and changes lives.”

Additionally, a beneficiary named Efigénia shared, “With school meals, I feel good because even with a lack of food at home, here at school I have a meal and I can study.” This highlights the direct impact of the funding on children’s education and well-being.

Looking Ahead

Daily prize announcements for March’s Postcode draws will continue through April 3, providing further opportunities for winners. However, details remain unconfirmed regarding the couple’s charitable donations and their spending plans for the £400,000 prize.

The allocation of the £7 million raised for Mary’s Meals is also not specified, and no confirmed schedule for further announcements regarding this allocation has been provided.

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In a remarkable development, players of the People’s Postcode Lottery in Devon have raised over £7 million for the charity Mary’s Meals, which provides nutritious meals to children in need. This funding has enabled 478,968 children to receive meals every school day across various countries.

Mary’s Meals has served more than 39 million meals to date, impacting children in 16 countries including Mozambique, Ethiopia, Syria, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Zambia, Madagascar, and South Sudan. The charity feeds over 3 million children daily, with half of those receiving meals being girls.

A Decade of Partnership

The decade-long partnership between Mary’s Meals and the People’s Postcode Lottery has been instrumental in expanding the charity’s reach. Funding from lottery players has directly supported operations in multiple countries, allowing Mary’s Meals to reach more children than ever before.

Gemma Love, a representative from Mary’s Meals, expressed gratitude for the ongoing support, stating, “We are incredibly grateful to People’s Postcode Lottery players in Devon, whose ongoing support is helping us reach more children than ever before with a daily school meal that encourages learning, brings hope and changes lives.” This sentiment is echoed by Laura Chow, who highlighted the significance of the players’ contributions: “It’s fantastic to know that for a decade our players have supported the essential work of Mary’s Meals- and have now raised an incredible £7 million to help children across the globe access nutritious meals.”

The impact of these meals is profound. Efigénia, a child benefiting from the program, shared her experience: “With school meals, I feel good because even with a lack of food at home, here at school I have a meal and I can study.” This illustrates the critical role that school meals play in not only providing nutrition but also fostering educational opportunities.

Looking Ahead

As the partnership continues, Mary’s Meals aims to reach an additional 462,000 children by early 2025. The ongoing support from the People’s Postcode Lottery players is vital in achieving this goal, with players having raised more than £950 million for over 9,000 charities and good causes since 2005.

The commitment to providing meals and supporting education remains strong, with hopes to inspire further contributions and expand the reach of this essential service. Seeing the difference this support makes for children and communities inspires us to keep going and to reach even more children in the years ahead, as stated by Gemma Love.

Mary’s Meals began in a shed in the Scottish Highlands, and its growth into a global initiative underscores the power of community support through initiatives like the People’s Postcode Lottery.

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